Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the final table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While wagering on online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The best players in the world could be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen competing in net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?